New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
TOO FEW 70 EXPEL CREGAN.
NOT Two-THIRDs OF THE COMMITTEE.
BIG MEETING, HOWEVER, AT WHICH THREE
FOURTHs OF THOSE PRESENT VOTED
FOR EXPULSION


FOURTHs OF THOSE PRESENT VOTED
FOR EXPULSION.
An assemblage of representative Republicans. larger
than has been gathered with scarcely exception at
any meeting OF the central body of the Republican
organization OF the city, at Steinway Hall last
evening listen to the report of the committee which
has been investigating the political methods OF Captain
Michael Cregan. The usual meeting place OF the
County Committee at the Grand Opera House was too
small for the number which expected to attend.
The committee under the new organizat OF the party
nas 601 members, and large pIoports OF these were
In the hall before o'clock the hour set for the meet
ing The members OF the several Assembly District
delegations in sat together. Admission
to the hall by ticket and 1t was twothirds filled.
The members of the Cregan investigating committee
had seats in the front row. Theron u. Strong, the
chairman Leonard hazeltine and Scion b. Smith the
majority of the committee, each other at the
east side OF the hail. and at the other side sat John d.
Lawson and Jchn!E. Brodsky, the minority. William
H. Townley, Mr.; Cregan's counsel, sat between Mr.
The xXi.t District delegation, to which Messrs.
Strong and Hazetine belong gathered about them at
the front of the east side OF the hail. Robert Ray Ham
Ilton the counsel for Allan Thorndike Rice, the CON-
panant against Crogan, sat near one OF the central
9fes and was XVIII G I psrct a
trouble with of Its members, who desired after the
meeting organized to explain to the chairman that
he had not received card OF admitance, and after
ward insisted with greater energy on stating that
he wished to withdraw his first remark The lid DIS
trct delegates we're together at the presidents right
hand. The CreRan delegation from the XVlth District,
which included some of the eviction district captains
whose exr usion was naked by the committee. formed
solid group tho oentree OF tho ball. The men,
bers of the Cregan delegation voted together on all
questions and though a point Of order was raised
against their right to vote pn questions nvovng the
expulsion. the accused mon did not miss an opRor
tunty to help themselves by their own votes The
majority OF other delegations were scattered about
the hail.
N ,James Nj,
Billings Police Commissioner Stephen Is. French
George W. Lyon, Marshall b. Blake John F. Watson,
Charles H. Knox, Genera, Charles K. Graham John
J. O'Brien. John w. Marshall Walter Howe, James 7.
Van Rens elaer, Thomas 3: Allison, Charles N.
Charles s. spencer, John W. JacObus, Hiram Merritt,
Cephss Brainerd. jr.: Henry c. Perley Ferdinand
Eidman, J. W. Perry, W. Brown and Sheridan shock
CAPTAIN CreQan. the accused leader Of the XVIII
Assembly District, carly in the nall. lie walked
ncrvousy up and down the sisles and finally look a
seat halfway between the platform and the door, His
jaws moved without cessation, as they usually do
when he is excited His face was deep red all the
time that Chairman Strong was reading bis report.
When the allusion tn the State Prison was made he
tossed his head and at pied to laugh His support
of the XVIII District eat across the aisle rom Mr.
Cregan.
soon after o'clock. The feeling OF hafsuppressed
G excitement broke out now and then as the meeting
continued, but Mr. Root maintained his calmness and
as quick decisive In delivering his opinions on
the numerous POINTS of order which were made at
every stage Of the proceedings He raped loudly on
the table and when the brief applause which greeted
him had ceased he directed Secretaries lillian III.
Beliamy and }. Thomas Stearns TO call the roll. Mr.
Bellamy road the names and when he had gone
through the list asked to call the roll OF ahsentees
Then he was asked to call separate districts, and
finally beated persons from various parts OF the hall
called that they had just entered aud wished their
names cal ed When the various changes had been
ring on the roll call Mr.. Bcllamy reported TO Mr. Root
and Mr.. Root announced to the committee that 36s
members were present. There are 6Ol members OF the
commttee and 401 votes necessary according to
the Interpretation which put by some OF the men,
bers on tne clause of the constitution requiring two
thirds vote of all the eTbers for the expulsion OF
Police Justice Scion b. Smith who sat just in front
of The sec-ctarics and who seemed to take the para
menary leadership Of the Cregan members moved
that all other order of business be suspended and that
the committee Immediately consider TIE report OF the
committee appointed TO investigate the election IN the
Nth Congress District The motion was carried with
out opposition.
President Root then called on Theron G. Strong. the
chairman OF the committee In compliance with re.
neated calls of Platform !" he took place the
PRESIDENTS desk. lie had roll of paper in his hand.
and when a fair degree of order had been obtained he
said .., a.,
November meeting vet the organization delayed
40 that no meeting could be held until December We
have had five six meetings and have taken large
amount of testimony viii now'read the report which
is signed by majority OF the members oil the commit
tee" " 1,
in full on the seventh page. Ills voice clear and
rleasant and the reading was attcnvely Listened TO-
There was occasional laughter At some OF the remarks
onoted from the testimony OF Cregan and other wit
nesses The applause which broke out several times
was especially emphatic when Mr. Strong read the
sentence in which he said that If Mr. Cregans acts
were of n nature TO send him TO State Prison he dis
closed them they were of the nature OF crime lie
presented In conclusion resolutions OF expulsion
AGAINST Crcgan and five OF hs election district captains
The resolutions were received with applause.
John d. Lawson soon as the majority report
had been read and offered the report signed by Mr.
ID and hps bp
He was several times INTERRUPTED by slight disturb
ances in reading the report Ii complained that WINE
the resolution under which tho committee acted
charged Others members OF the County Committee
with dsloyalty to Mr. Rice, the whole force OF the in
vestigation directed against Captain Cregan Inc
evidence was mainly based on Information and bchef
The claim that Rice should have received the same
number of votes Roosevelt and George IL declared
to be strous and ridiculous II concludes with the
declaration that the charge OF selling out Mr. Rice by
CaDtap Cregsn " "a not sustained that the whole IN
' estigaton shows the complaint against captain
Cregan to be genuine case OF whine by Mr.: ',re
his defeat and that he had been induced with the
assistance of a friend TO get up an unnecessary
and dangerous scandal on the Republican party 40
the report Ia IA resolution provihng that
the resolution OF investigation adopted by the County
Committee be dismissed. 80
The minority report was received without any en-
thusias,n Police Justice Smith moved that both the
majority and minority reports b. received and placed
on file That ac ion taken without debate. Mr..
Smith again caught the presidents glance ana sara,
move that the recommendations OF the majority
report the exp ulson OF Mr. Cregan and the cleo
ton district captains be adopted hope that all sub
stitutes. amendments and dilatory motions will he
promptly voted down, and let us have vote on the
main question
Colonel Charles T. Spencer to point of order,
that IA less than twothirds of all the members
of thu committee present expulsion could be
had, Mr. Lawson moved that the recommendations OF
the minority report he substituted for the majority
report .nd on his motion Mr. Root ruled "A quorum
benz present it is competent to entertain and act
this motion" An appeal from the decision was unsuc
cesstul Mr.. Hamilton asked for tho yeas and
Mr. Taintor rose to point OF order another member
rose TO question OF privilege. and from tangle OF
fecoa milton of hi motion to lay the whole matter
the table IN, roll call on this motion ordered
alter some interruption by mem ocrs who attracted the
attention of the president bat did not confuse him.
After the roll hal been called up 10 the Xti District
the removed 10 suspend the calling OF
the roll This was done there hardly n single
vote in favor OF calling the roll The motion 70 lay
the table was lost by almost unanimous vote. .